Hi-speed link - would EGGP become MAN Terminal 4 and 09/27 become runway 3?
MAPLC takover Peel - Why on earth would would they want the Trafford center? Or see above and replace 'EGGP' with 'EGCB' .
Peel takeover MAPLC - very likely! but would that mean Peel would own EMA too ?
Seriously the hi-speed link could be a viable concept as 80-90% of the route could use existing and disused railway track beds. if you follow the line from the station at MAN north it crosses another line, follow that one west, part way it becomes an old disused line just before Carrington. it then crosses the Manchester ship canal and joins the Liverpool to Manchester line the thru Warrington. Then it could branch off before the Ford plant at Halewood to LPL. Alternately as Peel own the Manchester ship canal and plenty of land around it, when it crosses the ship canal follow the ship canal along the North bank where the ship canal company used to have a service line (bit tricky though as some bits of that line now have houses and roads built on) to Runcorn an then join the line over the Mersey then branch off at Fords etc etc.
Seems quite an good idea that could help to expand LPL and MAN jointly.
Last edited by Squealing Pig; 4th Jul 2008 at 16:23.